Instance Settlement and Rewards

Cheng Tian, Ghost Cicada, One-Ear, and Blood Scab entered a state similar to Phase Space. They could move freely, but the instance scene was frozen.

At the same time, a series of images began to flash before their eyes like a carousel.

However, over eighty percent of these images were related to Cheng Tian.

Starting from him whipping his way out of a zombie encirclement, then strangling a Vampire Magician, followed by skillfully using Polymorph and information asymmetry to nearly defeat Red Demon, and finally, finding the correct method to grind down a Cyclops despite the huge difference in strength.

As for the two college students' scenes... One-Ear was alright, with a scene of him cleaving a zombie in half with a chopping motion, which could be considered a highlight moment of this instance.

As for Blood Scab, only scenes of him being turned into a duck by the magician and desperately fleeing while flapping his wings remained.

One-Ear had been a little troubled at first, but after seeing Blood Scab's miserable state, he immediately became happy.

The law of conservation of smiles, it truly does not deceive me.

After the images froze on the giant monster's fall, settlement panels appeared before the three of them.

[Instance Settlement Initiated.]

[Instance Scene: Demon World Village, Stage 1, Demon King's Castle Outskirts. Instance Difficulty: E+ Main Quest: Team Quest, Defeat "Cyclops". Completed √. Side Quest: Solo Quest, Defeat "Red Demon". Completed √. Triggered Limited Quest, Obtain "Demon King's Castle Map". Quest Completion: 100% Scene Exploration: 70% Instance Settlement Evaluation: A+ Instance Settlement Rewards: 4 Free Attribute Points, 2000 Chosen Coins, 1 Free Skill Point, Cyclops Drop: Silver Treasure Chest * 1.]

[Your experiences in Demon World Village have been archived. If players with similar Demon World Village experiences cooperate in the future, it will reasonably coordinate the development of subsequent plots.]

[You have earned the qualification to return to the Chosen Space.]

[When you choose to return to the Chosen Space, you can only bring back loot that has been equipped in the equipment slots and placed in the item inventory. You can also choose to directly sell loot that cannot be brought out of the instance to the Space.

You can also choose to continue staying in the instance and freely explore the first stage of Demon World Village within the remaining time limit of the main quest. This exploration will not affect the settlement evaluation, and there will still be restrictions on carrying loot. You can free up extra inventory slots by selling some loot during this period. During the free exploration phase, you can choose to exit the instance and return directly to the Chosen Space after being out of combat for 60 seconds. If you do not voluntarily return before the free exploration ends, a secondary judgment will be made after the time limit. You may face additional penalties from the Chosen Space, including but not limited to "deducting money," "deducting attributes," "sealing skills," and "reducing character income in the next instance." During the free exploration phase, you can still use the effect of "Arthur's Proof," and "Ghost Cicada" will still act as your temporary partner Pokemon.]

[Your talent "Game Master" will be settled after you officially leave the instance.]

As the target of a team-based mission, 90% of the giant monster's health was ground down by Cheng Tian and Ghost Cicada alone. Their team contribution was as high as 99%, so the attribute and money rewards were doubled. At the same time, the Silver Treasure Chest dropped by the Cyclops was placed in his settlement interface.

Cheng Tian did not hesitate and decisively opened the Silver Treasure Chest that had refreshed at his feet. After all, this was the stage for settlement and reward processing, and he was preparing for free exploration. His goal was clear: to find the Easter eggs in the early stages of the scene, so he naturally had to clear out as many slots as possible.

However, it was possible that the main quest's final settlement reward was also considered part of the Cyclops's kill, so looking at the shimmering silver treasure chest, the contents were quite meager. Only one item was found, something difficult to describe—

The One-Eyed Giant Monster's Head.

[One-Eyed Giant Monster's Head: Blue Rare / Lv1, Small Shield, Magical Head. Equipment Requirement: Strength 16. Defense: 5 (Theoretically, defending with a shield will reduce conventional physical damage by 5 points, but regardless of whether the defense is broken, it will accelerate the shield's durability consumption). Shield Bash Damage: 6-8. Durability: 20/20. A magical shield made from the One-Eyed Giant Monster's head as material, it is both offensive and defensive. However, compared to other specialized defensive metal shields, the One-Eyed Giant Monster's head is clearly not as durable. Strength +4, Charm -2. Equipment Innate Skills: "Fireball Spit," "Unicorn Pierce." Fireball Spit: The One-Eyed Giant Monster's wide-open mouth can spit out 1 fireball, dealing a fixed 15 fire damage. It consumes 2 durability and enters a 5-minute self-cooldown period. Unicorn Pierce: When using the shield for an attack, the horn may cause a "piercing strike." Piercing strikes will cause additional durability consumption on armor and have a chance to apply the "Bleeding" effect to the target.]

Good heavens, where did this preserved head come from?

Cheng Tian placed the hideous giant monster's head in front of him, stared at its seemingly still-living eye for a moment... then brought it close to his nose and sniffed it carefully.

He didn't know if it was psychological, but Cheng Tian felt this giant monster's head smelled foul, though it was still far from the smell emanating from the giant monster's body.

Looking at the giant monster's head that had become a shield, Cheng Tian remembered that in the setting of the Great Demon World Village, the giant monsters transformed from one-eyed, one-horned creatures into large goblin-like beings with one eye and two horns. More importantly, the giant monsters in the Great Demon World Village seemed to have the "Dullahan," or headless knight demon bloodline, as they detached their own heads and used them as magic artifacts to spew fireballs.

Except for the number of horns and skin color, the one Cheng Tian held now was basically no different from the giant monsters in the Great Demon World Village.

Still not hesitating at all, Cheng Tian decisively added two more points to his Strength, fulfilling the equipment requirements for the head and slotting it into his off-hand equipment slot.

It was ugly, but it should be very useful.

Cheng Tian also discovered that this thing could seemingly be used as a throwing blueprint for "Knight's Throw."

One-Ear and Blood Scab stared blankly as the fully equipped Cheng Tian now had another ugly and terrifying giant monster's head in his hand. Their perception of the word "newbie" might have been completely shattered by Cheng Tian.

However, after seeing that Cheng Tian seemed to have handled his situation, Blood Scab directly stepped forward and bowed to Cheng Tian at a 90-degree angle.

One-Ear was a beat slower, but after a moment of realization, he immediately followed suit with the same gesture.

"Thanks, big brother!" "Thanks, boss!"

Facing the thanks of the two college students, Cheng Tian accepted them wholeheartedly without any modesty. Then, as he spoke, he stuffed the white-board weapons, which were of little use to him, back to them.

"I don't have much else to say, just wish you two eternal life~"

The two college students stood up and looked up, taking back the white-boards. Their expressions were complicated, and the foolish glint in their eyes had diminished from what it was at the start.

Only when the two of them simultaneously chose to immediately return to the Chosen Space, enveloped by the same light as the green-skinned creature before, did they both show expressions of having survived a disaster.

Cheng Tian, who watched them leave, began to sell off the items he had on him, preparing for his upcoming free exploration.